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Long Sheet

Sunday, January 6

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RICHMOND (6 - 7) at DAYTON (8 - 5) - 1/6/2019, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
RICHMOND is 12-4 ATS (+7.6 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
DAYTON is 14-28 ATS (-16.8 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
DAYTON is 14-28 ATS (-16.8 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
DAYTON is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
DAYTON is 2-0 against the spread versus RICHMOND over the last 3 seasons
DAYTON is 2-0 straight up against RICHMOND over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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XAVIER (9 - 6) at MARQUETTE (11 - 3) - 1/6/2019, 12:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MARQUETTE is 97-71 ATS (+18.9 Units) in January games since 1997.
XAVIER is 245-194 ATS (+31.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
MARQUETTE is 2-2 against the spread versus XAVIER over the last 3 seasons
MARQUETTE is 2-2 straight up against XAVIER over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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SETON HALL (11 - 3) at DEPAUL (8 - 5) - 1/6/2019, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
DEPAUL is 0-7 ATS (-7.7 Units) in a home game where the total is 145 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.
DEPAUL is 73-102 ATS (-39.2 Units) in home games against conference opponents since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
DEPAUL is 2-2 against the spread versus SETON HALL over the last 3 seasons
SETON HALL is 4-0 straight up against DEPAUL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ILLINOIS (4 - 10) at NORTHWESTERN (9 - 5) - 1/6/2019, 1:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ILLINOIS is 30-51 ATS (-26.1 Units) in road games in January games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
ILLINOIS is 3-0 against the spread versus NORTHWESTERN over the last 3 seasons
ILLINOIS is 2-1 straight up against NORTHWESTERN over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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INDIANA (12 - 2) at MICHIGAN (14 - 0) - 1/6/2019, 4:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
INDIANA is 115-152 ATS (-52.2 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.
MICHIGAN is 17-8 ATS (+8.2 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
MICHIGAN is 55-30 ATS (+22.0 Units) in home games in January games since 1997.
MICHIGAN is 24-14 ATS (+8.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
INDIANA is 14-5 ATS (+8.5 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
MICHIGAN is 3-0 against the spread versus INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
MICHIGAN is 3-0 straight up against INDIANA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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GEORGE WASHINGTON (4 - 9) at ST JOSEPHS (7 - 6) - 1/6/2019, 2:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 9-19 ATS (-11.9 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 9-18 ATS (-10.8 Units) as an underdog over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in road games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 3-11 ATS (-9.1 Units) in road lined games over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 1-9 ATS (-8.9 Units) in road games against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 3-13 ATS (-11.3 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
GEORGE WASHINGTON is 6-17 ATS (-12.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
ST JOSEPHS is 102-75 ATS (+19.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
ST JOSEPHS is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 this season.
ST JOSEPHS is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games after scoring 60 points or less over the last 3 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
ST JOSEPHS is 1-1 against the spread versus GEORGE WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
ST JOSEPHS is 1-1 straight up against GEORGE WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NEBRASKA (11 - 3) at IOWA (11 - 3) - 1/6/2019, 5:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NEBRASKA is 98-133 ATS (-48.3 Units) in road games since 1997.
NEBRASKA is 98-133 ATS (-48.3 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
NEBRASKA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in all games this season.
NEBRASKA is 9-2 ATS (+6.8 Units) in all lined games this season.
NEBRASKA is 8-2 ATS (+5.8 Units) as a favorite this season.
NEBRASKA is 16-5 ATS (+10.5 Units) against conference opponents over the last 2 seasons.
NEBRASKA is 9-1 ATS (+7.9 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
NEBRASKA is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
NEBRASKA is 22-8 ATS (+13.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
NEBRASKA is 15-4 ATS (+10.6 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
IOWA is 1-1 against the spread versus NEBRASKA over the last 3 seasons
NEBRASKA is 2-1 straight up against IOWA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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ST BONAVENTURE (4 - 9) at GEORGE MASON (7 - 7) - 1/6/2019, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
ST BONAVENTURE is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
ST BONAVENTURE is 2-0 against the spread versus GEORGE MASON over the last 3 seasons
ST BONAVENTURE is 2-0 straight up against GEORGE MASON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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TEMPLE (10 - 3) at WICHITA ST (7 - 6) - 1/6/2019, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
WICHITA ST is 224-182 ATS (+23.8 Units) as a favorite since 1997.
TEMPLE is 212-171 ATS (+23.9 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
WICHITA ST is 12-22 ATS (-12.2 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.


Head-to-Head Series History
TEMPLE is 3-0 against the spread versus WICHITA ST over the last 3 seasons
WICHITA ST is 2-1 straight up against TEMPLE over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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RHODE ISLAND (7 - 5) at SAINT LOUIS (9 - 4) - 1/6/2019, 4:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
SAINT LOUIS is 28-15 ATS (+11.5 Units) when the total is 130 to 139.5 over the last 3 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 28-12 ATS (+14.8 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 13-4 ATS (+8.6 Units) in January games over the last 3 seasons.
SAINT LOUIS is 57-92 ATS (-44.2 Units) after a non-conference game since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
SAINT LOUIS is 1-1 against the spread versus RHODE ISLAND over the last 3 seasons
RHODE ISLAND is 2-0 straight up against SAINT LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MIAMI (8 - 5) at LOUISVILLE (9 - 4) - 1/6/2019, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
MIAMI is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 13-25 ATS (-14.5 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 5-14 ATS (-10.4 Units) after a conference game over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 20-34 ATS (-17.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
MIAMI is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game this season.
LOUISVILLE is 8-1 ATS (+6.9 Units) in January games over the last 2 seasons.
MIAMI is 139-100 ATS (+29.0 Units) as an underdog since 1997.
MIAMI is 127-91 ATS (+26.9 Units) in road games since 1997.
MIAMI is 127-91 ATS (+26.9 Units) in road lined games since 1997.
MIAMI is 116-86 ATS (+21.4 Units) in road games against conference opponents since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
LOUISVILLE is 1-1 against the spread versus MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
LOUISVILLE is 1-1 straight up against MIAMI over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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MEMPHIS (9 - 5) at HOUSTON (14 - 0) - 1/6/2019, 6:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
HOUSTON is 27-16 ATS (+9.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 27-16 ATS (+9.4 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
HOUSTON is 33-16 ATS (+15.4 Units) in home games after allowing 60 points or less since 1997.
HOUSTON is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.
MEMPHIS is 249-205 ATS (+23.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
MEMPHIS is 3-0 against the spread versus HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
MEMPHIS is 2-1 straight up against HOUSTON over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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WISCONSIN (10 - 4) at PENN ST (7 - 7) - 1/6/2019, 7:30 PM
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.


Head-to-Head Series History
WISCONSIN is 2-0 against the spread versus PENN ST over the last 3 seasons
WISCONSIN is 2-0 straight up against PENN ST over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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STANFORD (7 - 6) at USC (8 - 6) - 1/6/2019, 8:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
STANFORD is 102-73 ATS (+21.7 Units) in January games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
STANFORD is 2-1 against the spread versus USC over the last 3 seasons
USC is 2-1 straight up against STANFORD over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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S DAKOTA ST (11 - 6) at S DAKOTA (7 - 8) - 1/6/2019, 4:30 PM
Top Trends for this game.
S DAKOTA is 44-25 ATS (+16.5 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
S DAKOTA is 44-25 ATS (+16.5 Units) in all lined games over the last 3 seasons.
S DAKOTA is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) as a home underdog of 3.5 to 6 points since 1997.
S DAKOTA is 23-12 ATS (+9.8 Units) against conference opponents over the last 3 seasons.
S DAKOTA is 24-11 ATS (+11.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
S DAKOTA is 7-0 ATS (+7.0 Units) in home games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game over the last 3 seasons.
S DAKOTA ST is 27-16 ATS (+9.4 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
S DAKOTA ST is 27-16 ATS (+9.4 Units) in all lined games over the last 2 seasons.
S DAKOTA ST is 28-15 ATS (+11.5 Units) as a favorite over the last 3 seasons.
S DAKOTA ST is 99-64 ATS (+28.6 Units) against conference opponents since 1997.
S DAKOTA ST is 93-63 ATS (+23.7 Units) after a conference game since 1997.
S DAKOTA ST is 29-13 ATS (+14.7 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.
S DAKOTA ST is 27-14 ATS (+11.6 Units) after scoring 80 points or more over the last 3 seasons.
S DAKOTA ST is 65-42 ATS (+18.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1997.
S DAKOTA ST is 44-23 ATS (+18.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record after 15 or more games since 1997.


Head-to-Head Series History
S DAKOTA ST is 4-2 against the spread versus S DAKOTA over the last 3 seasons
S DAKOTA ST is 4-2 straight up against S DAKOTA over the last 3 seasons
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Sunday, January 6

Dayton won its last three games, is 8-5 vs schedule #103; Flyers are shooting 61% (#2) inside arc, have #13 eFG% in country. Dayton is #263 experience team that is 4-5 vs teams ranked in top 200. Dayton won its last six games with Richmond; Spiders lost their last four visits here, by 4-12-3-16 points. Richmond won its last two games, is 6-7 vs schedule #340; Spiders are #312 experience team that split two true road games, winning by 9 at South Alabama, losing by 8 at Georgetown. Richmond is 0-3 vs top 100 teams, losing by 16-8-9 points.

Marquette had its 8-game win streak snapped Tuesday at St John’s; Eagles are 11-3 vs schedule #148- they’ve got #25 defensive eFG%- they’re 4-3 vs top 100 teams. Marquette is shooting 38.1% on arc (#37); hey get 35.2% of their points on arc (#93). Xavier split its last six games, is 9-6 vs schedule #102; Musketeers are #128 experience team that 0-5 vs top 100 teams, with all five losses by 9+ points. Xavier is shooting 57.6% inside arc (#16); their eFG% is #43. Xavier won seven of last nine games with Marquette, winning three of last four visits here.

Seton Hall won its last six games with DePaul, winning last three visits here, by 14-3-16 points. Pirates won last seven games, scored 78 ppg in winning first two Big East games, by 2-10 points. Seton Hall is 11-3 vs schedule #24; they’re 6-0 vs teams ranked outside top 100, with four wins by 10+ points- they’re 2-1 in true road games, with wins at Maryland/Xavier. DePaul lost its last three games, by 3-9-5 points, after an 8-2 start; Blue Demons are 1-4 vs top 100 teams, losing by 25-7-9-5- their best win was in OT at home over Penn State back in November.

Illinois lost its last three games, is 4-10 vs schedule #8; Illini are experience team #292 that is forcing turnovers 24.6% of time (#7) but their defensive eFG% is still #23. Illinois is shooting only 47.7% inside arc (#249), 67.2% on line (#260). Illini is 0-3 in true road games, losing by 2-15-8 points. Illinois-Northwestern split their last four games; Illini lost three of their last five visits here. Wildcats are 3-4 in last seven games; they’re 9-5 vs schedule #134, forcing turnovers 21.1% of time (#83)- their defensive eFG% is #67 in country.

Michigan won its last four games with Indiana, winning by 30-14 points in last two played in Ann Arbor. Wolverines are 14-0 vs schedule #160, winning first three conference games, by 19-2-13 points; they’re experience team #240 with thin bench (sub minutes #342). Michigan has #8 defensive eFG% in country; teams are shooting 42.4% inside arc against them. Hoosiers won last three games, are 3-0 in Big 14, winning by 2-2-8 points; Indiana is 5-2 vs top 100 teams- they’re shooting 60.3% inside arc, have #6 eFG%- they lost two of three true road games.

George Washington is 3-2 in its last five games after a 1-7 start; Colonials are 4-9 vs schedule #228- they’ve got #296 eFG%, shooting 31.8% on arc (#258), 45.6% inside arc (#298), 61.9% on foul line (#337). GW is 0-3 in true road games, losing by 19-21-14 points. St Joe’s split their last four games; they lost by 25 at home to George Mason Thursday. Hawks are 3-0 vs teams outside top 200, winning by 15-14-2. St Joe’s won three of last four games with GW; teams split last four series games played here. Five of last six series games were decided by 6 or fewer points.

Home side won last four Iowa-Nebraska games; Cornhuskers lost last five visits to Iowa, losing by 14-10-11-11-11 points. Nebraska is 10-3 vs schedule #53, but they’ve lost two of three true road games, losing by 7 at Minnesota, 2 at Maryland- they won by hoop at Clemson. Nebraska is forcing turnovers 22.2% of time; they’re experience team #44 that has #7 eG% in country. Iowa is 0-3 in Big 14 games, losing by 6-22-16 points, allowing 82.7 ppg, after an 11-0 non-conference slate. Hawkeyes are 2-3 vs top 100 teams, with wins over Oregon/Iowa State.

St Bonaventure is 5-0 vs George Mason is A-14 meetings, winning three visits here, by 12-19-16 points. Bonnies lost their last four games, are 4-9 vs schedule #181- they’re turning ball over 20.9% of time (#283), are 0-8 vs teams in top 200, with OT losses to Bucknell, Vermont- five of their other six losses were all by 10+ points. Mason won five of last seven games and only lost by a point at Kansas State; Patriots are experience team #150 (#8 in MC) that won its last seven games vs teams outside top 100. Mason won last game by 25 at St Joe’s in Philly.

Home side won both Temple-Wichita games LY, in Shockers’ first year in AAC; Wichita then beat Owls 89-81 in AAC tourney. Shockers lost their last two games, are 7-6 vs schedule #52. Wichita is experience team #277 that is shooting 30.9% on arc (#285), 47.2% inside arc (#263), 66.5% on foul line (#276)- they’re 2-5 vs top 100 teams. Temple is 10-3 vs schedule #99, but lost last game 78-73 at UCF; Owls are experience team #100 (#39 in MC) that is forcing turnovers 22.1% of time (#39)- they’re 8-0 vs teams ranked outside top 100.

Rhode Island won five in row, 10 of last 11 games with Saint Louis, winning last two visits here, 90-56/72-65. Rams are 7-5 vs schedule #167; URI is experience team #304 that is shooting 25.6% on arc, 6th-worst in country- their eFG% is #317. Rams are 1-3 in true road games, with losses by 11-9-8 points, and win by 16 at Holy Cross. Saint Louis lost its sub big man transfer since last game; Billikens are split last six games, are 9-4 vs schedule #152; they’re forcing turnovers 21.1% of time (#82), but they can’t shoot (#257 on arc, #276 inside arc, #345 on line).

Home side won last four Miami-Louisville games; Hurricanes lost 55-53/71-66 in last two games in Yum Center. Miami is 3-5 in its last eight games, losing at home to NC State Thursday after they led by 10 with 9:53 left. Miami played only seven guys that game- their bench plays minutes #340. Hurricanes are 1-3 vs top 100 teams, with losses by 2-4-5 points, and 78-76 win over Fresno. Louisville is 9-4 vs schedule #40; they’re 4-4 vs top 100 teams, haven’t played in 8 days since home loss to Kentucky. Cardinals get 26.8% of their points on foul line, #1 in country.

Memphis won four of last six games with Houston, winning two of last three visits here. Tigers won their last four games, is 9-5 vs schedule #157; they lost only true road game 85-76 at LSU, almost two months ago (Nov 13). Memphis is forcing turnovers 23.4% of time (#24); they’re 2-5 vs top 100 teams, with wins over Yale/South Dakota State. Houston is 14-0 vs schedule #315; six of their wins are vs top 100 teams. Cougars’ last four wins are all by 10+ points. Houston has #2 defensive eFG% in country- opponents are shooting 25.9% on arc (#3), 42.6% inside arc (#12).

Penn State coach Chambers is suspended here, after he shoved a PSU player during a timeout in last game. Wisconsin won its last ten games with Penn State, winning its last six visits to Happy Valley, with five wins by 6 or fewer points. Badgers lost their last two games, to Minnesota and WKU, both by 7 points; they’re 2-2 in true road games, winning at Xavier/Iowa, losing at WKU, Marquette. Penn State is 1-5 vs top 100 teams, wth 63-62 win over Va Tech, and losses by 7-2-9-11-13 points. Oddly, PSU ranks #249 in shooting, on arc, inside arc and on foul line.

Home side won last five Stanford-USC games; Cardinal lost 72-56/69-64 in last two games in Galen Center. Stanford is #338 experience team that is 7-6 vs schedule #58; they’re 0-6 vs top 100 teams, with four losses by 16+ points. Cardinal is turning ball over 21% of time (#287); they’re 0-4 in true road games, with win at UNCW and losses by 18-6-9-22 points- they lost in OT at Kansas, so they’ve got talent. USC won its last three games, by 42-18-9 points; are 0-5 vs teams ranked in top 150- seven of their eight wins are over teams ranked #208 or lower.

South Dakota State won seven of last nine games with South Dakota; Jackrabbits lost last couple visits here, by 2-19 points. State beat Coyotes in last two Summit tourneys. Jackrabbits are 2-3 in last five games after getting run off floor 104-88 in Fort Wayne Thursday- Mastodons shot 79% inside arc. State are 2-4 in true road games, winning by 10 at Eastern Washington, by 42 at Western Illinois. Coyotes lost three of last four games but won last game by point at Denver; they’re 7-8 vs schedule #248- they’re experience team #91 that is shooting 31.4% on arc (#269).

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Sunday, January 6

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Trend Report
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Richmond @ Dayton
Richmond

The total has gone OVER in 7 of Richmond's last 8 games on the road
Richmond is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

Dayton

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dayton's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Dayton's last 5 games at home

Xavier @ Marquette
Xavier

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Xavier's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Xavier's last 11 games

Marquette

Marquette is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Marquette is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games

Illinois @ Northwestern
Illinois

Illinois is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Northwestern
Illinois is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Northwestern

Northwestern

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Northwestern's last 7 games when playing at home against Illinois
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Northwestern's last 5 games when playing Illinois

Holy Cross @ Navy
Holy Cross

No trends to report

Navy

No trends to report

Seton Hall @ DePaul
Seton Hall

Seton Hall is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Seton Hall is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing DePaul

DePaul

The total has gone OVER in 5 of DePaul's last 5 games when playing Seton Hall
DePaul is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games at home

American @ Colgate
American

No trends to report

Colgate

No trends to report

George Washington @ Saint Joseph's
George Washington

The total has gone OVER in 10 of George Washington's last 11 games when playing Saint Joseph's
The total has gone OVER in 5 of George Washington's last 6 games on the road

Saint Joseph's

The total has gone OVER in 10 of Saint Joseph's's last 11 games when playing George Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Saint Joseph's's last 6 games

McGill @ Harvard
McGill

No trends to report

Harvard

Harvard is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games at home
Harvard is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games

Loyola-Maryland @ Lehigh
Loyola-Maryland

No trends to report

Lehigh

No trends to report

Dickinson St @ North Dakota State
Dickinson St

No trends to report

North Dakota State

North Dakota State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home

St. Bonaventure @ George Mason
St. Bonaventure

St. Bonaventure is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing George Mason
St. Bonaventure is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing George Mason

George Mason

George Mason is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
George Mason is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games

Rhode Island @ Saint Louis
Rhode Island

Rhode Island is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Saint Louis
Rhode Island is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Saint Louis

Saint Louis

Saint Louis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Saint Louis's last 5 games when playing Rhode Island

Temple @ Wichita State
Temple

Temple is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Temple's last 19 games on the road

Wichita State

Wichita State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Wichita State's last 5 games at home

Indiana @ Michigan
Indiana

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games on the road
Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

Michigan

Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Michigan is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

South Dakota State @ South Dakota
South Dakota State

South Dakota State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing South Dakota
South Dakota State is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing South Dakota

South Dakota

South Dakota is 18-6 SU in its last 24 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of South Dakota's last 7 games when playing South Dakota State

Nebraska @ Iowa
Nebraska

Nebraska is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Nebraska is 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games on the road

Iowa

Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Nebraska
Iowa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Miami @ Louisville
Miami

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Miami's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami's last 7 games

Louisville

Louisville is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Louisville's last 7 games

Memphis @ Houston
Memphis

The total has gone OVER in 8 of Memphis's last 9 games
Memphis is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games on the road

Houston

Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

Wisconsin @ Penn State
Wisconsin

Wisconsin is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Penn State
Wisconsin is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Penn State

Penn State

The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Penn State's last 9 games when playing at home against Wisconsin
Penn State is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Wisconsin

Stanford @ USC
Stanford

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Stanford's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Stanford's last 5 games on the road

USC

USC is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Stanford
USC is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 6
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

RICH at DAY 12:00 PM
DAY -10.0

XAV at MARQ 12:00 PM
XAV +7.0
O 150.0

ILL at NW 01:00 PM
ILL +7.5
U 141.0

HALL at DEP 01:00 PM
O 146.5

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GW at JOES 02:00 PM
GW +12.5
O 142.0

SBON at GMU 04:00 PM
SBON +5.0

URI at SLU 04:00 PM
SLU -5.0
O 134.0

TEM at WICH 04:00 PM
TEM +1.0
O 144.0

IND at MICH 04:30 PM
MICH -8.5
U 134.5

SDST at SDAK 04:30 PM
SDST -3.0
U 148.0

NEB at IOWA 05:30 PM
NEB -2.0
O 149.0

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MEM at HOU 06:00 PM
MEM +8.5

MIA at LOU 06:00 PM
O 141.0

WIS at PSU 07:30 PM
WIS -1.5

STAN at USC 08:00 PM
U 149.5

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No. 2 Michigan beats No. 21 Indiana to improve to 15-0
January 6, 2019
By The Associated Press

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) Charles Matthews scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half to help No. 2 Michigan build a double-digit lead and the undefeated Wolverines held on for a 74-63 victory over No. 21 Indiana on Sunday.

Jordan Poole also finished with 18 points for the Wolverines (15-0, 4-0 Big Ten). They are a victory away from matching the school's best start, and joined No. 8 Michigan State as the two teams without a Big Ten loss four games into the 20-game conference schedule.

Juwan Morgan scored 25 points on 9-of-22 shooting for Indiana (12-3, 3-1). The Hoosiers won seven straight since losing at Duke.

NO. 16 MARQUETTE 70, XAVIER 52

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Markus Howard scored 26 points, Sacar Anim had 20 and Marquette beat Xavier to remain unbeaten at home.

The Golden Eagles (12-3, 1-1) bounced back from an 89-69 loss at St. John's in their Big East opener on New Year's Day. They improved to 11-0 at the new Fiserv Forum.

Naji Marshall had 21 points for Xavier (9-7, 1-2).

NO. 19 HOUSTON 90, MEMPHIS 77

HOUSTON (AP) - Armoni Brooks had 22 points and hit six 3-pointers and Houston beat Memphis to remain undefeated.

Nate Hinton added 19 points and nine rebounds, Corey Davis Jr and Galen Robinson Jr each had 11 points and DeJon Jarreau scored 10 points. The Cougars (15-0, 2-0 American) extended their home-winning streak to a nation-best 28 games. They shot 45 percent, including 50 percent in the second half, and hit 12 of 34 3-pointers.

Kareem Brewton Jr. had 25 points on 10-of-13 shooting for Memphis (9-6, 1-1).

NO. 22 WISCONSIN 71, PENN STATE 52

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Ethan Happ had 22 points and eight rebounds and Wisconsin routed Penn State to stop a two-game slide.

The struggling Nittany Lions were without coach Patrick Chambers, who was suspended for the game after shoving Penn State freshman guard Myles Dread during a timeout Thursday in a loss at Michigan. Chambers apologized and said he was just trying to get the best out of Dread.

Brad Davison added 14 points for Wisconsin (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten). Lamar Stevens scored 22 points for Penn State (7-8, 0-4).

NO. 25 IOWA 93, NO. 24 NEBRASKA 84

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Jordan Bohannon scored a season-high 25 points, Tyler Cook had 16 and Iowa beat Nebraska, snapping a three-game losing streak to open Big Ten play.

Ryan Kriener added 14 points in his first career start for the Hawkeyes (12-3, 1-3). They shot 29 of 32 from the free throw line in holding off the Huskers (11-4, 1-3).

Isaac Copeland had 24 points to lead Nebraska.

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Cbb January Opinions and Best Bets


01/06/2019 15-8-0 65.22% +31.00
01/05/2019 37-32-0 53.62% +9.00
01/04/2019 3-5-0 37.50% -12.50
01/03/2019 38-32-2 54.41% +14.00
01/02/2019 21-25-1 45.65% -32.50
01/01/2019 3-5-0 37.50% -12.50

Totals...........117-116-3.....50.21%....-6.50


College Hoops Best Bets:

DATE.........................ATS.................. ....UNITS...................O/U......................UNITS...............TOTAL

01/06/2019.............4 - 5......................-7.50....................5 - 2...................+14.00..............+6.50
01/05/2019...........17 - 11....................+24.50..................5 - 2...................+14.00..............+38.50
01/04/2019.............2 - 2......................-1.00....................0 - 1....................-5.50.................-6.50
01/03/2019...........10 - 8......................+6.00...................7 - 10..................-20.00...............-14.00
01/02/2019...........10 - 9......................+0.50...................6 - 4....................+8.00...............+8.50
01/01/2019.............1 - 3......................-11.50..................1 - 1.....................-0.50................-12.00

Totals..................44 - 38......................+11.00................24 - 20.................+10.00..............+21.00

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Armadillo: Monday's six-pack

Top six teams in country defensive eFG%

1) Texas Tech, vs schedule #304

2) Houston, vs schedule #295

3) Virginia, vs schedule #200

4) VCU, vs schedule #59

5) Duke, vs schedule #30

6) Utah State, vs schedule #121


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Armadillo: Monday's List of 13: Wrapping up a sports weekend…….

13) Chargers 23, Ravens 17— Baltimore’s offense was totally inept for three quarters, then Lamar Jackson came alive in 4th quarter; after being down 23-3, Ravens had ball in last 2:00 with shot at a miraculous comeback, but Jackson fumbled ball away and the Chargers advance.

Same referee worked the Ravens-Chargers game in LA two weeks ago; end of 3rd quarter and beginning of 4th were dominated by the replay official, who had couple of tough calls to make and didn’t necessarily get them right.

12) Chargers are 9-0 this season outside of LA; they go to Foxboro next Sunday, their third straight week on the road.

11) Eagles 16, Bears 15— Chicago missed a 43-yard FG with 0:05 left; ball clanked off the left upright, then hit the crossbar and bounced back, as the defending champs posted an upset win.

Eagles trailed 15-10 but drove 80 yards in 12-plays, scoring winning TD on a 4th-down pass with 0:56 left. Nick Foles may soon be called Mr January.

Eagles visit New Orleans next Sunday; Dallas plays the Rams in LA Saturday night.

10) Foles’ restructured contract pays him $500k for playing 33% of snaps in a playoff game and another $500k if the Eagles win that game, so he banked $1M Sunday night.

9) Kansas Jayhawks’ star Udoka Azubuike is out for the season with a torn ligament in his right hand, very bad news for the Jayhwawks’ national title hopes.

8) Minnesota Timberwolves fired coach/GM Tom Thibodeau Sunday, after the Timberwolves beat the Lebron-less Lakers; not sure how teams in smaller NBA markets are supposed to win- they traded their best player to Philly, then fired their coach a few weeks later. What coach are they hiring to turn things around?

7) Early lines on next week’s NFL games:
— Kansas City -5.5 (56.5) vs Indianapolis
— Rams -7 (49.5) vs Dallas
— New England -4.5 (47.5) vs LA Chargers
— New Orleans -9 (51) vs Philadelphia

6) Houston 90, Memphis 77— Kelvin Sampson’s Cougars are 15-0, best team in the AAC.

5) Temple 85, Wichita State 81 OT— Owls scored last 11 points of regulation, then won game in OT. Third straight loss for a young Wichita team, tough one to bounce back from- they led by 13 at the half.

4) Xander Schauffele shot a final round 62, won the Tournament of Champions in Kapalua Sunday, by a shot over Gary Woodland, in the first PGA Tour event of 2019.

3) Quote of the Day, part 2, from Lakers’ coach Luke Walton; he is talking about Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram:

“They’re trying, but they’re young. At some point, we need more passion. We need more fight. And that’s not scoring more. That’s more diving for loose balls, communicating loudly, grabbing [rebounds].

“Brandon had some really nice crack-back rebounds tonight that we can get out and run [from]. We need that all the time from him. So, it’s not just them, but until we get healthy again, you got to play in this league with some passion and fire. It’s hard to win in this league when you are healthy. So you need to double that effort when guys are down.”

2) Cleveland Cavaliers signed G Patrick McCaw to a two-year, $6M deal; his old team (Golden State) didn’t match the deal, but then Cleveland waived McCaw Sunday, after only three games, apparently hoping to sign him for a much lower salary later on. Had they just offered him the lower salary right away, the Warriors would’ve been more likely to have matched the offer.

1) Right now, looks like the Oakland Raiders will have the 4th, 24th and 27th picks in April’s draft, which takes place in Nashville. Raiders have Bears’/Cowboys’ first round picks in that draft, as result of trading Kahlil Mack and Amari Cooper.

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NCAAB
Long Sheet

Monday, January 7

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NIAGARA (7 - 7) at FAIRFIELD (3 - 11) - 1/7/2019, 7:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
NIAGARA is 6-0 ATS (+6.0 Units) as an underdog this season.
NIAGARA is 11-3 ATS (+7.7 Units) versus poor defensive teams - allowing 77+ points/game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
FAIRFIELD is 4-1 against the spread versus NIAGARA over the last 3 seasons
FAIRFIELD is 4-1 straight up against NIAGARA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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E WASHINGTON (3 - 11) at N COLORADO (9 - 5) - 1/7/2019, 9:00 PM
Top Trends for this game.
E WASHINGTON is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in all games this season.
E WASHINGTON is 2-11 ATS (-10.1 Units) in all lined games this season.
E WASHINGTON is 1-8 ATS (-7.8 Units) as an underdog this season.
E WASHINGTON is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in road games this season.
E WASHINGTON is 1-7 ATS (-6.7 Units) in road lined games this season.
E WASHINGTON is 0-6 ATS (-6.6 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
E WASHINGTON is 20-36 ATS (-19.6 Units) in road games versus good offensive teams - scoring 77+ points/game since 1997.
N COLORADO is 16-6 ATS (+9.4 Units) when the total is 140 to 149.5 over the last 2 seasons.
E WASHINGTON is 77-51 ATS (+20.9 Units) off a loss against a conference rival since 1997.

Head-to-Head Series History
N COLORADO is 2-1 against the spread versus E WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
E WASHINGTON is 2-1 straight up against N COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

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NCAAB
Armadillo's Write-Up

Monday, January 7

Fairfield lost six of its last seven games, is 3-11 vs schedule #238; Stags are experience team #304 that 2-6 vs teams ranked outside top 200. Fairfield has #293 defensive eFG% in country. Niagara lost its last two games, giving up 79-90 points; Purple Eagles split their six true road games, winning at Wyoming/Pitt; they’re shooting 31.6% on arc (#261), 44.7% inside arc (#314). Fairfield won six of last seven games with Niagara; favorites covered last six series games. Eagles lost their last three visits to Fairfield, by 5-20-19 points.

Home side won five of last six Eastern Washington-Northern Colorado games; Eagles lost eight of their last ten visits to Greeley. EWU is 2-11 vs schedule #60; Eagles are experience team #208 that has #318 eFG%- they’re shooting 30.1% on arc (#310), 45.4% inside arc (#302), 67.8% on foul line (#248)- they get 20% of their points behind arc, so 30.1% ain’t good enough. Northern won its first three Big Sky games, by 5-13-4 points; they played two starters 43:00+ in their OT win over Idaho Saturday. Bears are 6-1 this season vs teams ranked outside the top 200.




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Monday, January 7

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Trend Report
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Niagara Purple Eagles
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Niagara's last 6 games
Niagara is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Niagara's last 9 games on the road
Niagara is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Fairfield
Niagara is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Fairfield
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Niagara's last 12 games when playing Fairfield
Niagara is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Fairfield
Niagara is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Fairfield
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Niagara's last 6 games when playing on the road against Fairfield
Fairfield Stags
Fairfield is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Fairfield is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Fairfield's last 6 games
Fairfield is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Fairfield's last 5 games at home
Fairfield is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Niagara
Fairfield is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Niagara
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Fairfield's last 12 games when playing Niagara
Fairfield is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing at home against Niagara
Fairfield is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Niagara
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Fairfield's last 6 games when playing at home against Niagara

Eastern Washington Eagles
Eastern Washington is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games
Eastern Washington is 1-9 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Eastern Washington is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Eastern Washington's last 6 games on the road
Eastern Washington is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Northern Colorado
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Eastern Washington's last 6 games when playing Northern Colorado
Eastern Washington is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Northern Colorado
Eastern Washington is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Northern Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Eastern Washington's last 9 games when playing on the road against Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado Bears
Northern Colorado is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Northern Colorado is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Northern Colorado's last 7 games
Northern Colorado is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
Northern Colorado is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Eastern Washington
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Northern Colorado's last 6 games when playing Eastern Washington
Northern Colorado is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Eastern Washington
Northern Colorado is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Eastern Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Northern Colorado's last 9 games when playing at home against Eastern Washington

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Top 25 Betting Recap
Joe Williams

Each week until March Madness we'll take a look at how the Top 25 fared from college basketball, but straight up and against the number, while also taking a look at their upcoming schedule.

Oklahoma (12-2 SU, 12-1-1 ATS) continues to roll right along, posting covers in nine consecutive contests. The only time they failed to cover was a 20-point paddling from Wisconsin (11-4 SU, 8-7 ATS) on a neutral-site court back on Nov. 22 as 5 1/2-point underdogs. In addition, the 'under' has connected in five of the past six games for the Sooners. As far as the Badgers, it's been all downhill since that victory against OU, as they're just 6-4 SU and 4-6 ATS over the past 10 outings.

The news out of Kansas (12-2 SU, 6-8 ATS) over the weekend wasn't good. They'll be without center Udoka Azubuike after an MRI revealed torn ligaments in his right hand during an injury in practice Friday. As a result, the Jayhawks got worked over at Iowa State (12-2 SU, 8-4-2 ATS), a team almost certain to join the Top 25 in the upcoming week. The Cyclones have won five in a row and they have covered three straight, and they should have some staying power with their next game against a ranked opponent on Jan. 16 at Texas Tech (13-1 SU, 5-9 ATS).

Speaking of the Red Raiders, they have won three in a row since a neutral-site setback against Duke (12-1 SU, 9-4 ATS) on Dec. 20. However, Texas Tech has failed to cover four in a row and seven of the past eight outings. The 'under' is also 3-1 in the past four, and 5-2 across the past seven outings.

As far as the Blue Devils, they did nothing to hurt their No. 1 ranking in a holiday break week on campus. They pushed aside Clemson (10-4 SU, 4-10 ATS) by 19 points for their fourth consecutive cover. It was a rare 'over' result in the 87-68 victory, as the 'under' was 5-0-1 in the past six games entering play, and 9-2-1 in the past 12 contests.

Perhaps I am just old, but how interesting is it that Houston (15-0 SU, 10-4-1 ATS) and N.C. State (13-1 SU, 11-3 ATS) are ranked right next to each other at No. 18 and 19? Seeing those two teams doing well reminds me of Dereck Whittenberg, Hakeem Olajuwon and Jim Valvano, as these schools met for the 1983 national title. The Wolfpack have won seven in a row since a four-point loss at Wisconsin on Nov. 27, and they have covered seven of their past eight. It appears to be clear sailing for the Cougs, as they have won all 15 games they've played while covering eight of the past 10. UH doesn't have a game on the remaining schedule against an opponent currently ranked inside the Top 25.

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NCAAB
Dunkel

Monday, January 7


Niagara @ Fairfield

Game 841-842
January 7, 2019 @ 7:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
Niagara
43.269
Fairfield
43.918
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
Fairfield
by 1
152
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Fairfield
by 4
156 1/2
Dunkel Pick:
Niagara
(+4); Under

East Washington @ Northern Colorado

Game 843-844
January 7, 2019 @ 9:00 pm

Dunkel Rating:
East Washington
51.953
Northern Colorado
48.875
Dunkel Team:
Dunkel Line:
Dunkel Total:
East Washington
by 3
141
Vegas Team:
Vegas Line:
Vegas Total:
Northern Colorado
by 9 1/2
146
Dunkel Pick:
East Washington
(+9 1/2); Under

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MONDAY, JANUARY 7
GAME TIME(ET) PICK UNITS

NIAG at FAIR 07:00 PM
NIAG +2.5
O 155.5

SAV at MORG 07:30 PM
MORG -12.0

COPP at DSU 07:30 PM
U 137.5

JKST at ALST 08:30 PM
ALST -5.5

EWU at UNCO 09:00 PM
UNCO -8.0
U 148.0

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Davis scores 30 again, Northern Colorado beats EWU 75-63
January 7, 2019
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GREELEY, Colo. (AP) Jordan Davis scored 30 points with five assists, freshman Bodie Hume had 21 points and eight rebounds and Northern Colorado beat Eastern Washington 75-63 on Monday night.

Hume dominated the first half and Davis, the Big Sky's leading scorer, did the same in the second 20 minutes in scoring 30-plus for the third time this season. Hume had 19 points in the first 20 minutes to help UNC build a 45-26 lead.

Hume has scored 18, 19, 12 and 21 points in his first four Big Sky Conference games for Northern Colorado (10-5, 4-0). UNC was 9 of 24 from distance to increase its league lead to 161 made 3s this season.

Mason Peatling had 19 points and nine rebounds for Eastern Washington (3-12, 1-3), which won 20 games last season. Jesse Hunt added 14 points and five boards. The Eagles host rival Montana on Thursday.


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Fairfield gets 4th win of season, beats Niagara 77-59
January 7, 2019
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) Jonathan Kasibabu had 20 points and 14 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season, freshman Neftali Alvarez added 15 points and Fairfield beat Niagara 77-59 on Monday night.

The Stags held Niagara without a field goal for nearly seven minutes in the second half.

Jesus Cruz added 13 points, nine rebounds and three assists for Fairfield (4-11, 1-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference). The Stags outrebounded Niagara 39-27 and forced 18 turnovers.

The Stags hit a season-high 16 3-point field goals in a loss to Iona on Saturday, but were just 6 of 22 (27.3 percent) against Niagara. Felix Lemetti had a career-high six makes from distance on Saturday and missed all five attempts Monday.

Freshman Dominik Fragala led Niagara (7-8, 0-2) with 20 points after entering averaging 0.6 points per game, with a high of five. He had nine points at the half to keep the Purple Eagles within 41-30.

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JANUARY'S OPINION AND BEST BETS !

DATE W-L-T % UNITS RECORD

01/07/2019 7-9-0 43.75% -14.50
01/06/2019 4-7-0 36.36% -18.50
01/05/2019 9-7-0 56.25% +6.50
01/04/2019 10-7-0 58.82% +11.50
01/03/2019 4-2-0 66.67% +9.00
01/02/2019 13-5-0 72.22% +37.50
01/01/2019 3-7-0 30.00% -23.50

Totals.............50-42-0......54.34%%...+8.00


NBA BEST BETS:

DATE......................ATS...................UN ITS...................O/U...................UNITS..............TOTAL

01/07/2019...........4 - 2..................+9.00....................3 - 3..................-1.50...............+7.50
01/06/2019...........2 - 1..................+4.50....................2 - 3.................-6.50................-2.00
01/05/2019...........2 - 1..................+4.50....................3 - 8.................-12.50...............-8.00
01/04/2019...........0 - 3..................-16.50....................6 - 2.................+19.00............+2.50
01/03/2019...........3 - 0..................+15.00...................1 - 2.................-6.00...............+9.00
01/02/2019...........4 - 1..................+14.50...................6 - 2.................+19.00............+33.50
01/01/2019...........1 - 2...................-6.00.....................1 - 2..................-6.00...............-12.00

Totals.................16 - 12..................+25.00................22 - 22................+5.50.............+30.50

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Tuesday’s 6-pack

College football conferences pointspread records in bowls this year
— AAC: 1-6
— ACC: 8-3
— Big 14: 4-5
— Big X: 5-1-1
— C-USA: 4-2
— MAC: 2-4
— MW: 3-2
— Pac-12: 2-4-1
— SEC: 5-7
— Sun Belt: 2-3

Quote of the Day
“My passion is in coaching, and I’m looking forward to what lies ahead. I am not prioritizing one over the other in respect to the NBA and college. The jobs are so different that you cannot compare them, so I plan on evaluating whatever opportunities may come independently.”
Fred Hoiberg

Tuesday’s quiz
Rams haven’t won a playoff game since January 8, 2005 when they beat Seattle 27-20; who was the Rams’ quarterback that day?

Monday’s quiz
Troy Aikman played at Oklahoma before he transferred to UCLA.

Sunday’s quiz
Wade Phillips was Dallas Cowboys’ coach before Jason Garrett; Cowboys will see Phillips when they visit LA Saturday night.


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Tuesday’s List of 13: Nobody asked me, but…….

13) Philadelphia Eagles were -2 in turnovers at Chicago Sunday; over the last 40 years, NFL road playoff teams who were -2 or worse in turnovers went 4-112 in those games.

Make that 5-112. Turnovers are important.

12) Turns out the Chargers used seven defensive backs on every snap but one against the Ravens Sunday, which neutralized Lamar Jackson’s speed when he scrambled.

11) Underdogs covered the last ten NFL playoff games.

10) How is it that Kliff Kingsbury gets the boot at freakin’ Texas Tech, but is a hot commodity with NFL teams? Mike Leach won at Texas Tech, but doesn’t get any NFL looks. Having coached Pat Mahomes elevates his resume; would Lincoln Riley be a hot commodity now if he showed interest in an NFL head coaching job?

9) Ohio State hired Michigan DL coach Greg Mattison as its new co-defensive coordinator; he will team with former San Francisco 49ers DB’s coach Jeff Hafley, as new HC Ryan Day tells former Rutgers/Bucs’ HC Greg Schiano to take a hike.

8) Speaking of the Buckeyes, QB Dwayne Haskins declared for the NFL Draft, which figures since QB Justin Fields transferred from Georgia to Ohio State last week. If Haskins was staying in Columbus, Fields would’ve transferred somewhere else.

7) Is Haskins a first round draft pick? The last QB from a Big 14 school to be drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft was Kerry Collins, way back in 1995. Tom Brady/Drew Brees weren’t first round draft picks.

6) Things can change quickly. Three years ago, golfer Xander Schauffele started his season by missing nine of 12 cuts on the Web.com Tour; he wound up earning his PGA Tour card by only $11,687. Now he leads the race for the FedEx Cup (worth $10M).

5) #1 seeds in this round of NFL playoffs are 5-1 vs spread the last three years, but there is a quirk in there; Eagles were actually a home underdog to Atlanta in this round LY, because of Carson Wentz being hurt and his backup (the now-famous Nick Foles) starting in his place.

4) Major league baseball had a 4% drop in attendance last year, blamed in large part on bad weather in the spring and a change in how the Marlins and the Blue Jays accounted for sales (Marlins were lying about attendance before their sale).

Overall, the major leagues topped the $10B mark last year in total revenue.

3) Movie recommendation; Molly’s Game is playing on Showtime this month, a terrific movie (and a true story) about a woman who ran an underground poker game for celebrities and rich people in Los Angeles, and later New York. Tremendous movie.

2) Favorites covered eight of first nine ACC conference basketball games this season.

1)Clemson 44, Alabama 16:
— Sixth straight year underdog covered the national title game.
— Alabama didn’t score in last 44:18 of this game.
— Clemson ran a pick-6 in for a TD 1:40 into this game
— Tigers converted 10-15 on third down, Alabama only 4-13.
— Clemson WR Justyn Boyd looked like freakin’ Fred Biletnikoff, catching six balls for 153 yards and two TD’s; kid has tremendous hands.
— Clemson won two of the last three national titles; Alabama is still damn good.

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Tuesday's ACC Tip Sheet
January 7, 2019
By David Schwab

Tuesday night’s doubleheader of college basketball betting action on ESPN features a pair of matchups in the ACC.

The top-ranked Duke Blue Devils will be on the road against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to start the night. In a heated in-state rivalry between a pair of ranked teams, the No. 15 North Carolina Tar Heels travel crosstown to Raleigh to tangle with the No. 18 North Carolina State Wolfpack.

No. 1 Duke at Wake Forest (ESPN, 7:00 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: Duke -21.5, Total 158

Betting Matchup

Duke faced Clemson at home in Saturday’s ACC opener and it covered a hefty 15-point spread with an 87-68 victory that went OVER 151 points. The Blue Devils have covered against the spread in their last four games and the total had stayed UNDER in their previous six outings. They are 12-1 straight-up overall with a 9-4 record ATS. Freshman forward Zion Williamson connected on nine of his 11 shots for a game-high 25 points against Clemson. He also pulled down 10 rebounds while highlighting his performance with a 360-degree dunk.

The Demon Deacons slipped to 7-6 SU with a 6-7 record ATS after coming up well short against Georgia Tech in their conference opener on Saturday. They were on the wrong end of a 92-79 loss as 7 ½-point underdogs. This was Wake Forest’s third SU loss in its last four games. It returns home for Tuesday night’s contest at 3-4 ATS in seven previous home games this season. Freshman forward Jaylen Hoard was coming off his best game this season after scoring 23 points with 15 rebounds in last Wednesday’s 22-point win against Cornell. He put up 19 points against the Yellow Jackets on Saturday.

Betting Trends

-- The Blue Devils have gone 8-3 ATS in their last 11 ACC games and the total has stayed UNDER or ended as a PUSH in nine of their last 11 games following a SU win.

-- The Demon Deacons are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 home games and the total has stayed UNDER in four of their last five games played at home.

-- The home team in this matchup has covered the spread in 24 of the last 34 meetings and the total has gone OVER in five of the last seven meetings at Wake Forest.

No. 15 North Carolina at No. 18 North Carolina State (ESPN, 9:00 p.m. ET)

Opening Odds: N.C. State -2, Total 173.5

Betting Matchup

With Saturday’s 85-60 victory on the road against Pittsburgh as 9 ½-point favorites, the Tar Heels improved to 5-1 SU and 4-1-1 ATS in their last six games. The lone loss was an eight-point setback against Kentucky on Dec. 22 as 2 ½-point favorites at home. North Carolina is 11-3 SU with a 8-4-2 record ATS. The total stayed UNDER 157 points in Saturday’s win and it has stayed UNDER in five of North Carolina’s last six games. Senior guard Cam Johnson leads the team in scoring with 16.3 points per game and he put up 15 points against the Panthers as one of three starters in double figures.

The Wolfpack opened their ACC schedule last Thursday night with an 87-82 victory against Miami as three-point road favorites. This was their seventh SU win in a row and they boosted their record to 7-1 ATS over their last eight games. NC State 13-1 SU overall with a profitable 10-3 record covering the closing number. The lone loss was to Wisconsin on Nov. 27. The Wolfpack are averaging 89.2 PPG behind a roster that has four players scoring at least 11 points a game. Senior guard Torin Dorn is leading the way with 14.5 points and junior guard Markell Johnson (12.4 points) is connecting on 50.9 percent of his three-point attempts.

Betting Trends

-- The Tar Heels have covered in four of their last five games against a team with a SU winning record and the total has stayed UNDER in five if their last six conference games.

-- The Wolfpack are 5-1 ATS in their last six home games against a team with a SU winning record on the road and the total has stayed UNDER in 10 of their last 14 home games.

-- The favorite has covered in four of the last five meetings and the total has gone OVER in six of the last seven meetings at NC State.